The Democratic PartyNational Committee today released an “Obama for America” iOS app that helps supporters stay connected with the campaign in the final 100 days heading into the presidential election.

The app has five tabs, and the top post in the main “featured” section has a link to a first-person YouTube video from an Obama campaign volunteer. Other featured items include a message from First Lady Michelle Obama and a link to a Vanity Fair article about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The app also has information section on key issues, an events calendars, a section to help with the campaign and, of course, a donate section. (A fact sheet about the mobile program provided by the campaign is pasted below.) Read more…

Denver Post readers have asked that question quite a bit over the past year, more so since the latest iPad launched in March with LTE compatibility.

It is somewhat puzzling that Denver doesn’t yet have LTE while the high-speed mobile Internet service is live in 51 other markets, including the likes of Wichita, Kansas, and Muncie, Indiana. (Cities are listed below).

For what it’s worth, AT&T retail store employees are telling customers that cell sites in Denver have been upgraded for LTE service, which could mean that a launch isn’t too far away. Read more…

CTA said “several million more” is needed to cover the immediate medical and burial costs of the victims of last Friday’s tragic shooting. The organization has donated $2,500 to the fund and is reaching out to its 500 member companies and 10,000 community members to increase that amount. Read more…

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“We’ve also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall,” Cook said. “We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we’ve got in the pipeline.” (end of update)

Users of Apple’s iMacs and Macbooks can anticipate the newest version of the computers’ operating system to be released Wednesday.

The company has not released an official date or statement on the release, just posting that the new version is ‘coming in July’. AppleCare (Apple’s tech support team) employees have been able to download the system since Monday.

If Vegas was taking bets on the release date, my money would be on Wednesday. Read more…

Madfinger Games, a mobile game company, dropped the price of its Dead Trigger game after they found many pirated copies were being downloaded. The company released a statement on its Facebook page denouncing the piracy.

“The main reason: piracy rate on Android devices, that was unbelievably high,” said Madfinger Games. “At first we intend to make this game available for as many people as possible Read more…

Even if the next iPhone maintains the same price as previous iterations – $200 for an entry-level model with a two-year service contract – many consumers who adopt the new gadget will end up coughing up more money because they’ll have to buy new accessories.

A Colorado Springs graphic artist’s tribute to the victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting is spreading across the web.

Mark Rantal’s blue ribbon image interlaces elements of the Colorado state flag, a heart shape and an outline of Batman (see below). His cover photo includes the words “July 20, 2012 In Memoriam.” The image is reminiscent of a 19-year-old student’s tribute to Steve Jobs, which went viral.

The Denver Comic Con Facebook page grabbed Rantal’s photo and urged fans to “‘like this picture to show your support and love for our community.” More than 3,200 people have shared the post. Read more…

Brittany Diemer showed the ticket stub for the Dark Knight Rises Friday morning. She was in the theater when a gunman opened fire on moviegoers.

When I awoke at 6:30 this morning, I noticed a Facebook alert from a friend who said he was “sickened” by what had happened at the movies. Confused, I opened the post and found out about the Aurora theater shooting that killed 12 people and injured 59 others.

While mainstream news outlets have provided constant updates with relevant information, the rise of user-generated content sites and social networks such as Reddit and Twitter have given readers access to riveting, heartbreaking and supposedly first-hand details of the tragedy in real time. Before these tools were available, it would take days, if not weeks, for this type of information to be released for public consumption, if at all. Read more…

Tamara Chuang covers personal technology and local tech news for The Denver Post. She previously spent 10 years doing the same thing for The Orange County Register before taking a hiatus to move here and become a SAHM to a precocious toddler.